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were punched
noun
A hit or strike with one's fist.
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We were punched, kicked, hit with whatever came to hand".
The five were punched and kicked before they escaped.
Craters were punched into the ground, each a hole large enough to surround a bread truck.
Prisoners were punched, slapped and kicked and forced to strip naked and form human pyramids.
In some towns, Mr. Mone said, about 90percentt of the ballots were punched completely.
"The tires were punched out with sharpened screwdrivers," Mr. Larsen said.
If they dropped their arms they were punched and kicked and shouted at.
The glass was blown out of every window and huge holes were punched in the ceiling.
Holes were punched on more than 60 million cards corresponding to people's personal characteristics.
At the stroke of midnight, phone numbers were punched across the nation.
"The chads were designed to fall on the floor when they were punched," he said.
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